Effect of Rhizobium, Mycorrhiza and Diammonium Phosphate fertilizer on the Nodulation, Growth and Yield of Chickpea (Cicerarietinum L.).

Abstract:

A field experiment was carried out in the Food Security Farm of River Nile State at Atbara
in the winter season (2014). The experiment was aimed to study the effect of rhizobium,
mycorrhiza and diammonium phosphate fertilizer on the nodulation, growth and yield of
Chickpea. A randomized complete block design was used with four replicates for this
purpose. The treatments were: control, rhizobium,
rhizobium+mycorrhiza,rhizobium+mycorrhiza+DAP120kg/ha and
rhizobium+mycorrhiza+DAP140 kg/ha.The treatment rhizobium+mycorrhiza resulted in the
highest relative growth rates, number of nodules, and grains yield (t/ha) with statistically
significantly differences over the other treatments. But the treatment rhizobium gave
significant difference in 100 seeds weight (g), however the treatment rhizobium+
mycorrhiza+DAP140 kg /ha gave the highest number of pods/plantwhich was significantly
different over the other treatments. On the other hand, the treatment rhizobium+mycorrhiza+
DAP120 kg /ha gave the highest number of seeds/pod.